This Day in Red Sox History

August 29
1906: Manger Jimmy Collins is suspended, and subsequently resigns, for leaving the team for a “holiday”. Collins friend as former Outfielder Chick Stahl is named the new manager. Stahl has a 5-13 Manger as skipper, he was supposed to return the next season at the helm, but commits suicide, confiding to Collins that he could not handle the strain of being the manager. Stahl is just one of many baseball players to kill themselves during the deadball era (1900-1920).

1916: The Browns (Orioles) defeat the Red Sox 5-3. “Babe” Ruth has an off day for both on the hill and at the plate. Coming in the game as a relief pitcher he last for five innings before being pulled with the bases loaded. Also with sack full, Ruth strikes out swinging.

1967: Boston ties an American League record set back on Independence Day of 1905, by playing in 29 innings in a doubleheader. The Sox take the first game beating the Yankees 2-1, but lose the second 4-3 in 20 innings. The night cap last hours and 15 minutes, and is the third game of least 18 innings of the year.

1972: Luis Taint pitches his 3rd straight shut out to beat the visiting White Sox 3-0. Reggie Smith hits two run scoring doubles off Tom Bradey in the win at Fenway.

1977: In an 8-7 loss to Oakland at Fenway Park, Jim Rice hits a homer in the 2nd, 3rd and 6th innings; he would also get a single in the 4th inning. Rice is the first player to go 4 for 4 since Norm Zauchin on May 27th, 1955.

1986: Joe Carter hits three home runs and singles twice for the visiting Indians, as Cleveland defeats the BoSox 7 to 3.

1993: The Royals George Brett steals the 200th stolen base of his career, leading the Kansas City to a 5-4 victory over the Boston. The Future Hall of Famer joins Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players to amass 3,000 hits, 300 home runs and 200 stolen bases.
2000: Pedro Martinez has a no-hitter over the Devil Rays going into the ninth inning, when John Flaherty gets a lead of single to end it. After plunking the first batter of the game Martinez goes on to retire 24 batters in a row. Also in the game eight players for Tampa are ejected as well as Manager Larry Rothschild as well as two of his coaches.

2007: During a game at Yankees Stadium, Red Sox Manager Terry Francona is told by a Resident Security Agent or RSA to go to the dugout tunnel to prove that he is in compliance Major League Baseball rule 1.11 subsection 1 which states “All players on a team shall wear uniforms identical in color, trim and style, and all players uniforms shall include minimal six-inch numbers on their backs”, and subsection 3 that states “No player whose uniform does not conform to that of his teammates shall be permitted to participate in the game”. In the past “Tito” had been know not to wear his jersey underneath his pullover. The Boston skipper is upset with the timing of the inspection, as it happens during the first inning with Bobby Abreu at the plate and Derek Jeter on second base. Manager Francona asks the RSA if it can wait till the inning is over, and is harshly told no.

In an interview after the game Tito fumed saying “Unless that (expletive) RSA can keep Jeter close (to second), he’d better stay out of the dugout…That’s as embarrassed as I’ve been for baseball in a long time. …Unless the guy can put on a bunt play, he ought to stay out of the (expletive) dugout. I’ve never seen that before. In the middle of the game, you’ve got the fashion police.” He would go on to explain the reason for he wears the sweatshirt over his jersey is do to a well documented circulation problem, and that he wears nylon legging under his pants regardless of the temperature to improve his circulation. He take does take blood thinners to help aid his condition, but one of the side effects is he tends to get cold early.

By Southstander